Cannot find module 'agentkeepalive' when updating NPM to 7.20.3

Question

When I'm trying to update npm to 7.20.3 (npm install -g npm@7.20.3), npm throws :

npm ERR! code MODULE_NOT_FOUND
npm ERR! Cannot find module 'agentkeepalive'
npm ERR! Require stack:
npm ERR! - /Users/ShaggyRogers/.nvm/versions/node/v14.16.0/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/make-fetch-happen/agent.js
...

Thibault Walterspieler · Accepted Answer · 2021-08-30T09:52:59.827

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In order to quickly fix this error just install or re-install globally agentkeepalive :

npm install -g agentkeepalive --save

Then update npm :

npm install -g npm@7.20.3

UPDATE :

Since June 23 2021, the bug seems to be fixed in v7.17.0 (GitHub issue)

You can first upgrade to v7.17.0:

npm install -g npm@7.17.0

Then upgrade to the last version of npm :

npm install -g npm@7.21.0

or

npm install -g npm@latest

edited Aug 30 '21 at 09:52

answered Aug 02 '21 at 08:45

Thibault Walterspieler

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This does seem to work but it would be helpful if you added some explanation of why this is necessary, or a link to an applicable bug report where it is discussed. – Adam Tuttle Aug 16 '21 at 19:10
Can you detail your problem ? – Thibault Walterspieler Sep 07 '21 at 12:58
Thanks for your help! It worked fine for me – Maksoud Rodrigues Sep 20 '21 at 19:31
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The updated part worked well for me, coming from 7.5.4 -> 8.5.5 – cwhisperer Mar 31 '22 at 09:47
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I'm still seeing the same error when trying to upgrade from 7.10.0 to 7.17.0. So the update fix might not work for everyone. – StriplingWarrior Sep 01 '22 at 18:13
current latest version as of this comment is 9.1.3 you can simply use the last command in the update as in original comment – karthik Dec 04 '22 at 00:08

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 23 '21 at 01:43

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This has been discussed on github

TL;DR;

It has been fixed in npm v7.17.0 and newer. I managed to upgrade from 7.10.0 to 7.21.0 and avoid this error entirely (and not dealing with agentkeepalive) by upgrading first to 7.17.0 and then to 7.21.0.

answered Aug 23 '21 at 01:43

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I tried that but it didn't work. Aviator@AW:/mnt/c/Users/Adrian$ npm install -g npm@7.17.0 npm ERR! code MODULE_NOT_FOUND npm ERR! Cannot find module 'agentkeepalive' Installing agentkeepalive worked though. – Adrian Sep 25 '21 at 22:29
Maybe the "right" way is just to uninstall (https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v7/using-npm/removal) and then install the latest. – tromgy Sep 26 '21 at 12:32
It appears to be back when upgrading from 7.13.0 to 8.1.3 – t j Nov 14 '21 at 02:30
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It's not surprising, as 7.13.0 is older than 7.17.0 – tromgy Nov 14 '21 at 14:15

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 11 '22 at 08:55

I do not know how, but this one worked for me:

$ npm --version
7.8.0
$ sudo npm uninstall -g npm

removed 252 packages, and audited 1 package in 586ms

found 0 vulnerabilities
$ sudo npm install -g npm

added 1 package, and audited 206 packages in 1s

11 packages are looking for funding
  run `npm fund` for details

found 0 vulnerabilities
$ npm --version
8.17.0

Posting it as the accepted answer has not helped.

Cannot find module 'agentkeepalive' when updating NPM to 7.20.3

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